Most Commonly used Prefixes 9 Prefix a word

Most Commonly used Prefixes [9] Prefix- a word part that can be added to the beginning of a root or base word that changes the meaning of a root or base word anti = against auto = self bi = two circum = around co, con, com = with contra = against de = opposite dis = reverse/opposite e, ex = out en, em = cause to in, im, il, ir = not inter = between macro = large micro = small mid = middle mis = wrongly mono = one non = not poly = many post = after pre = before re = back/again semi = partly sub = under super = above syn = same time trans = across tri = three un = not uni = one 1. 1. A Supporting Standard © Educational Epiphany www. educationalepiphany. com

Most Commonly used Root Words [9] Root- a word part to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) may be added to create related words audi = hear auto = self bene = good bio = life chrono = time cred = believe dict = say duc = lead fid = truth, faith flex = bend gen = give birth geo = earth graph = write greg = group jur, jus = law log = thought luc = light man = hand mand = order mis, mit = send omni = all path = feel phil = love phon = sound photo = light port = carry scrib = write sens, sent = feel spec, spect, spic = look tele = far off terr = earth vac = empty vid, vis = see 1. 1. A Supporting Standard © Educational Epiphany www. educationalepiphany. com 410 -258 -6443

Most Commonly used Suffixes [9] Suffix- a word part added to the end of a root or base word that changes the meaning of a root or base word. able, ible = can be done acy = state or quality of al = act or process of al, ial = pertaining to ate = become dom = place or state of ed = past tense el, er, or = one who er = comparative en = become ess = female ful, ous = full of ic, ical = pertaining to ify, fy = make or become ing = present participle ion, tion, ation, = act, process ish = somewhat like or near ism = characteristic of ist = one who ity, ty = quality of ize, ise = make or become less = without ly = characteristic of ment = act of, result of ness = state of ology = study, science s, es = more than one, plural ship = position held ward = in the direction of y = having the quality of 1. 1. A Supporting Standard © Educational Epiphany www. educationalepiphany. com

Reporting Category 1. 1. A Understanding and Analysis Across Genres Determine the meaning of grade level technical academic English words in multiple content areas (science, math, social studies, the arts) derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes [9] Unfamiliar word: Prefix: Meaning of prefix: Epiphany Word Bank Affix- a word part added to a root word or base word Base word- a word that can stand alone without a prefix and/or suffix Prefix- a word part that can be added to the beginning of a root or base word that changes the meaning of a root or base word Unfamiliar word: Root- a word part to which a prefix and/or a suffix may be added to create a word Suffix- a word part added to a root or base word that changes the meaning of the root or base word Supporting Standard + Meaning of root or base word: + + Suffix: Meaning of suffix: Determined of information and words used in text: Prefix: Meaning of prefix: Epiphany Word Bank + Root or base word: + + Root or base word: Meaning of root or base word: + + Suffix: Meaning of suffix: Determined of information and words used in text: © Educational Epiphany www. educationalepiphany. com 410 -258 -6443